Research Article

Oxidative Damage, Inflammation, and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Pathway Are Increased in Preeclamptic Patients: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

Major clinical characteristics of women with normotensive pregnancy and preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia ( )Normal gestation ( ) values

Age (years)25 ± 627 ± 70.35
Parity ( )2.3 ± 0.71.9 ± 0.80.25
Gestational age at delivery
(weeks ± days)
37.6 ± 8.536.1 ± 8.40.42
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)150 ± 12115 ± 90.03
Diastolic blood pressure
(mmHg)
98 ± 573 ± 40.002
Prepregnancy BMI23 ± 622 ± 60.40
Birth weight (g)2495 ± 5002948 ± 5300.02

BMI, body mass index.